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Ruidoso Patrol Officer Neal Cox responded to the 200 block of Upper Terrace Nov. 17 for a report of a residential burglary.

The victim reported she left home at 6:30 a.m. and returned at 4:30 p.m. When she returned to the apartment she noticed the blinds in the bedroom had been moved. She checked around and found that a safe had been taken from under her bed.

The victim was unsure if the window had been locked when she left the apartment that morning.

Scoping it out

Ruidoso Patrol Officer Curtis Rodgers responded to the 400 block of Warwick Drive Nov. 26 for a report of an open door at a residence.

Rodgers reported the front door was open and a window was broken and appeared to have been kicked in. Rodgers cleared the residence and notified the owner.

The owner reported several items stolen, including a telescope, clock radio, Xbox 360, karaoke machine and several unidentified bottles.

Special delivery

Ruidoso Police Sgt. Dale Harrison responded to the 100 block of Dogwood Nov. 27 for a report of a larceny.

The victim said she had recently purchased some tools on-line and had them delivered to her mother's house on Dogwood. The delivery was confirmed but the tools were missing.

Crash in, cash in

Ruidoso Patrol Officer Chris Bryant responded to the 100 block of Upper Terrace Nov. 28 for a report of criminal damage to property.

The victim reported someone had broke the window of his Chevy Tahoe during the night.

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Bryant reported there was a large rock lying on the ground.

The victim reported there was $20 missing from the console of the vehicle.

Another $20

Ruidoso Patrol Sgt. Mike Weaver responded to the 100 block of North Eagle Drive Nov. 28 for a report of criminal damage to property and auto burglary.

The victim reported someone had broken the passenger window of their vehicle during the night and stolen a purse with about $20 cash and a check book in it from the seat.

Weaver reported there had been several similar burglary reports in the area in recent weeks.

He said, she said

Ruidoso Patrol Officer Jon Lund responded to the 100 block of Yellow Pine Nov. 28 for a report of a violent domestic incident.

Christopher McGill, 36, said he was asleep at approximately 7:30 a.m. when Shal Holly, 37, his girlfriend, came into the bedroom and struck him. She then reportedly went into the living room and began yelling at her children, ages 15 and 14, to get ready for school. When McGill told her to quit yelling at the kids, Holly reportedly picked up a TV tray and struck him with it. Lund reported McGill had a small scratch on his forearm consistent with his story.

Holly then reportedly began striking the victim's 58-year-old mother and he threw her on the couch to stop her. Holly called the police.

Holly's story was that she was trying to get the kids ready for school without waking McGill, but he woke up and came into the living room and approached her aggressively. She was backing away from him when she bumped into McGill's mother. McGill then allegedly slammed her on the couch and she picked up the TV tray to block his strikes.

Lund reported she has some small red marks on her right forearm and a bump on her head, all caused by McGill, according to Holly.

The witnesses' stories varied.

Lund reports that because he was unable to discern which of the couple was the primary aggressor, he arrested both Holly and McGill and charged them both with battery on a household member.

Lund reports that on Dec. 1 McGill and his mother had moved out of the house.

Prescribed trouble

Ruidoso Patrol Officer Mike Brazel responded to a local pharmacy Nov. 28 for a report of a forgery.

A pharmacist said a female subject called the pharmacy claiming to be a Las Cruces doctor and ordered a refill for a Lortab prescription for Latasha Crockett of Ruidoso.

The pharmacist said this was the second time this has happened.

Brazel contacted the doctor and learned the doctor had prescribed Lortab for Crockett, 41, in February, when she last saw Crockett.

The doctor told Brazel she had copies of other prescriptions that Cro_ckett had forged.

Brazel filed a criminal complaint charging Cro_ckett with two counts of forgery and one count of fraud.

The forgery charges are fourth-degree fel_onies and the fraud is a petty misdemeanor.

A store loss prevention officer told Rupp a male had taken at bicycle valued at $149.60 from the store Nov. 8 without paying for it.

Rupp observed the man riding the bicycle out of the store on the security video.

Rupp showed the video to officers Tom Gavin and Alex Trujillo. The officers identified the man as Brian McGill.

Another man had returned the bicycle to Walmart Nov. 17 and received a return for the bicycle.

Judge Lorena LaMay issued an arrest warrant for McGill, 22, of Ruidoso, on charges of fraud and shoplifting.

Help yourself

Ruidoso Patrol Sgt. Mike Weaver responded to the 100 block of Upper Terrace for a report of a burglary Nov. 31.

The victim said he was out of the country for an extended period and returned to find coins, an arc welder battery operated tool set, black powder pistol and new tri-fold wallet missing from his residence.

Weaver was unable to find any sign of forced entry.

No good reason

Rodgers responded to the 1200 block of Sudderth Drive Dec. 1 for a report of criminal damage to property.

The business owner reported someone had broken a window in a vehicle parked in front of the business.

Rodgers was unable to locate anything that might have been used to break the window.

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